Securing device for the pin stem of a button or the like



May 1, 1951 F. A. BALLOU, JR

\ SECURING DEVICE FOR THE PIN STEM OF A BUTTON OR THE LIKE Filed July 29, 1948 INVENTOR.

a m M Patented May 1, 1951 omrsn srArss harem orrics' SE-CURIN G DEVICE FOR THE PIN STEM OF A BUTTON OR THE LIKE Frederick A. Ballou, Jr., Providence, R. I., assignor to B. A. Ballou & 00., Incorporated, a corporation of Rhode Island Application July 29, 1948, Serial No. 41,330

2 Claims.

diiferent diameters of studs or pins for better gripping and holding the pin.

With reference to the drawings, It designates a button with a stud, shank or pin ll extending illustrated in Patent 2,308,412, the arms which therefrom, while l2 designates generally the butare "bent upwardly for engagement with the finton back comprising a circular frame A3 with gers often are more resilient than is desirable, a bridge piece I4 extending from one edge to and the binding on the stud or pin stem is somethe other edge thereof.

what insecure on off-size studs by reason of the Within this frame IS a clutch plate is proshape of the opening for the stud. vided, which is designated generally l5, compris- One of the objects of this invention is to stiffing a circular rim portion IS with two arms I! on the arm of the clutch or securing device so and I8 which extend from the rim I5 in genas toprovide a firmer grip upon the pin stem or erally diametrically opposite directions from stud. points I9 and 23 on the rim.

Another object of this invention is to stiffen These arms extend upwardly as shown in Figthe' arm by use of the stock of the arm which ure 4 and cross each other and are bent at their is already provided. ends as at 2! and 22 to extend in a direction Another object of this invention is to stiffen at generally right anglesto the plane of the rim the; clutching arm by a deflection of the stock Hi. In order that these arms may be stiffened, thereof, ribs 23 and 24 are provided in each of the arms Another object of the invention is to improve which ribs extend generally lengthwise of the the contacting portion with the stud to permit arms. of gripping various sizes of studs. A shank opening 25 is formed between the With these and other objects in view, the arms by notches therein. Each notch is V- invention consists of certain novel features of 25 shaped so that the two sides of each notch are construction as will be more fully described and angular as at 26 and 21,- which is found to pro particularly pointed out in the appended claims. vide a much better grip upon the round stud Figure 1 is a side elevation of the button showor shank and particularly if the opening proing the button back secured thereto and equipped vided is diamond-shaped, as shown in Figure 6, with my improved invention. 30 which arrangement enables various sizes of stud Figure 2 is a top plan view of the structure and shank to be provided. shown in Figure 1; By the above arrangement the finger pieces Figur 3 is a pl v w of h clutch plate 2! and 22 may be pushed toward each other to molded from the st o t e S u u e; enlarge the size of the opening 25, and when F ure 4 s a elevation o the Clutch plate this squeezing action is released, the arms will alone; move so that the surfaces 28 and 21 of each Figure 5 is a bottom view of the clutch plate; of the arms will move toward each other to bind tightly the shank H therein.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmental section I claim; showing the stud gripped by the clutch, as viewed 1' A securing device for a shank element In Figure prising a rim, a clutch carried by the rim of In proceeding with this invention I uil a flexible sheet stock having a central opening for clutch plate having a rim vv1th a1m S Whlch the reception of a shank element to present edges tend from the mm m 0.1313081 dtrectlons to cross of the sheet stock thereto and provided with each other each of Whlch arms 15 bent upwardly a pair of operable arms crossing each other with through an a to dlspose the upper at portions extending from a point on the rim upi 90 to the plane of the urn so wardly and a rib in each arm extending lengthprovide a good handle for engagement by the f th. Uh t th f fingers in releasing the clutch. In order to neleo 9 Cu 8 malor por stiffen these arms the stock is deflected to proletlgthfo Stlfien Same j telfmuiatmg vide a rib which extends generally lengthwise at the JHnCulOn of said arms with said mm to of the arm. This resists the bending of the arm provide a single location of bending adjacent to a substantial extent. Further I provide a the diamond shaped opening between th arms so 2. A securing device as in claim 1 wherein the as to provide a clip which will adjust itself to said arms are angled with the end portions at 3 approximately right angles to the plane of said rim.

FREDERICK A. BALLOU, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

Number 4 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Baumel Apr. 1, 1919 Mendler Apr. 11, 1922 Ballou et a1 Jan. 12, 1943 Morehouse Jan. 12, 1943 Winters Apr. 3, 1945 

